Zune phone en route

Zune, the music player; Zune the service; Zune, the software; Zune the lifestyle brand; Zune, the cellphone? The iPod beat Microsoft to the portable music device market by what, five years, so don't be surprised that it doesn't look like they're going to let Apple off so easily on a cellphone -- especially not while they've got a fighting chance. At a press conference today, Chris Stephenson, GM for Zune, told the press, "A Zune phone is definitely part of the future of this brand." We did definitely hear before that Microsoft was working toward setting up an MVNO, but even if that never takes off, there's no reason to believe the Zunephone won't spring to life regardless. As much as we love our HTCs, let's just hope it isn't a Windows Mobile device given a facelift -- we all know that, like PlaysForSure, the problems with adapting off-the-shelf Microsoft stuff are more than skin deep.

[Thanks, Joel]

[Zune Phone @ Oct 27th 2008 11:54AM]

I'm glad to see the Zune Phone coming to market soon.


Here comes the Zune Phone

[Ram @ Dec 12th 2008 2:05AM]

I hope it's as good as it looks. MS so far hasnt got anything right on the new tech front. They are behind in Internet ads, Search Engine, Music player and every other new product that cos like Google and Apple have taken a lead in

[Russell @ Sep 14th 2006 6:46PM]

Great, IN for a bunch of idiots making screenshots and wild claims with the new high res press photos...

[Mark @ Sep 14th 2006 6:49PM]

"irregardless" is NOT a word.

[Jason @ Oct 29th 2008 5:26PM]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless

Here you go sir!

[Sam @ Sep 14th 2006 6:50PM]

OO, i love fake stuff. Especially when they forget to speakers and a mic.

[mazola @ Sep 14th 2006 6:50PM]

The iPhone totally kicks the Zune Phone's BUTT!

[nabil @ Sep 14th 2006 6:53PM]

sam, that's not supposed to be a live shot of the device. its obviously a mockup to illustrate the content of the story.

[Drew @ Sep 14th 2006 6:54PM]

"Irregardless isn't even a word!"

[CharlieX @ Sep 14th 2006 6:59PM]

Well that's nice you guys are "planning" on a Zunephone. Email me when you've actually made one.

[CUBS RULE BEARS RULE BULLS RULE @ Sep 14th 2006 7:00PM]

zune will have a there versions of shuffle,nano, and 80gb harddrive with bigger screen

[Keith @ Sep 14th 2006 7:02PM]

Ok, now I'm excited about the Zune family. Hopefully they mean a 20-30+ gig phone, and not just a normal/smartphone with the Zune UI and

[Chris @ Sep 14th 2006 7:03PM]

When I first started hearing about the Zune I hoped they would release a software version for Windows Mobile 5 devices. I already have WiFi. I have speakers. I have everything needed to run it, so it would seem. Maybe a $15 download? I'd try it. Then I'd already have a Zune phone... with a camera. And everything has to have a camera on it nowadays.

[Taylor Alexander @ Sep 14th 2006 7:06PM]

Yeah, irregardless bothers me so much...
-Taylor

[Jenny Talia @ Sep 14th 2006 7:06PM]

Irregardless....nice.

[Larry @ Sep 14th 2006 7:09PM]

Microsoft today on the news: "Microsoft's opens $63 million School of the Future" article and video at http://blog.americasnewstoday.com/2006/09/14/microsofts-opens-63-million-school-of-the-future.aspx

Story: "If you want your kids to grow up and one day join the ranks of Microsoft, then consider relocating to Philadelphia. Microsoft has just opened "the School of the Future"-- a $63 million public school with high tech facilities"

Two Thumbs up to Bill Gates!

[Chucky @ Sep 14th 2006 7:17PM]

Great day in tech. Wii and Zune for me

Check out the very slick user interface on the zune...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmD6a8N8Q4

[JR @ Sep 14th 2006 7:18PM]

I hope it looks just like that.

[Rajkumar @ Sep 14th 2006 7:20PM]

Well ..... that is not a dissapointment when MS already refering to a slew of devices to follow the 1st gen zune....and the phone possibility is a definite path to take

its already told by someone in the comments....when MS came in to the phone market with phone in pda & viz a viz...so defenitely a zune phone is not far, considering audiophile and techno junkies out there...a zune phone will be a definite hipster than a glossy ipod.

add to that they have a definite base to the zune hardware just adding more functionality like say the touchscreen..... u wouldnt even need a kepad.

well the possibilities of the zune community is endless..it may start with just sharing songs over zune - zune , add a touch of the M$FT live bandwagon u even have messaging capabilities .....

i can keep on adding ideas but its all come to M$ft
whether they make or brk the ZUNE!!!!



-my 2 cents!! YAWN probably a dollar!!!

[CharlieX @ Sep 14th 2006 7:20PM]

stop it you dictionary-addled worry warts. guess what, 'irregardless' has made its way into the language and you can't stop it. just like genital herpes.

[Danny Floyd @ Sep 14th 2006 7:24PM]

you better edit out 'irregardless' before the users who finally have enough brains to post a comment, post a comment

[dcbeckett @ Sep 14th 2006 7:24PM]

what do we care about mp3+phone??? phones already can play mp3s also people want new phones every year or so - I cant imagine the trouble of moving all those music files once a year also my phone is pretty solid and has been dropped a few times and still works. I would not want that with a HD based mp3 player...

[Danny Floyd @ Sep 14th 2006 7:24PM]

btw 'irregardless' means without lack of regard.

youtube reference anyone??

[I,Robot @ Sep 14th 2006 7:24PM]

irregardless
|ˌiriˈgärdlis| adjective & adverb informal regardless.

ORIGIN early 20th cent.: probably a blend of irrespective and regardless.

USAGE Irregardless, with its illogical negative prefix, is widely heard, perhaps arising under the influence of such perfectly correct forms as: irrespective.

Irregardless is avoided by careful users of English. Use regardless to mean 'without regard or consideration for' or 'nevertheless': | "I go walking every day regardless of season or weather."

[Drew @ Sep 14th 2006 7:27PM]

Hey, if you're going to use a word, use it correctly. I doubt he meant "without the lack of regard" up there.

[cobalt @ Sep 14th 2006 7:29PM]

IMO, MS would be foolish to not support all WM5 devices with some software that allows for the Zune interface and functions. They would be limited in capacity enough that if someone likes the Zune features on their wifi WM5 phone, they might pick up the larger HDD version. Besides, more people tagging songs and videos for purchase from the URGE! STORE! is always fine.

Furthermore, why even release a Zune phone? To further reduce the battery time and storage capacity but expect owners of WM5 devices (who already contend with these problems) to get a second device with all the functions they already have? How would a Zune phone be anything other than a WM5 phone with a different OS and probalby no touchscreen?

[Erk @ Sep 17th 2006 2:55PM]

Are you people f'ing serious? You're bitching about the word "irregardless"? Get an f'ing life.

[javaflash @ Sep 14th 2006 7:37PM]

Of all the noises from Zune, this is the only one (courtesy of Zune's general manager of global marketing, Chris Stephenson) worthy of attention.

Note to Apple: HURRY UP on iPhone! Roll out a couple generations before Redmond does.

Btw, can Microsoft keep anything secret, ever?

[Kyle @ Sep 14th 2006 7:44PM]

Irregardless is not a word.

[Larry @ Sep 14th 2006 7:54PM]

Great day in tech. Wii and Zune for me
Check out the very slick user interface on the zune...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmD6a8N8Q4 from Chucky


That video at YouTube from is a RIP OFF from microsoft's video site, watch the original 11 videos from Zune Offcial Site at
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/CustomLink/StoryDetailsEx.aspx?GUID=0cae059b-122e-4966-a3fa-8be2afc803e2&CustomPage=1&ParentGUID=71619b8c-5849-4b8e-b399-52830ef4b4db

I am sick of YouTube's ripd offs already!

[J Franzen @ Sep 14th 2006 8:01PM]

Almost like an Apple Microsoft commercial - the Apple guy could ask "what colors?" and the Windows guy says "Black, White and Brown"

Gotta give the boys in Redmond credit - at least they are consistent.

[Larry @ Sep 14th 2006 8:50PM]

Found another video from Microsoft's Zune, this is a large one with Chris Stephenson, GM Global Marketing talking about the Zune's features: article and video at

http://blog.americasnewstoday.com/2006/09/14/microsofts-chris-stephenson-gm-global-marketing-zune.aspx

Microsoft rules!

[Mark @ Sep 14th 2006 9:01PM]

Anyone remember when the blackberry could only make calls through a headset?

Zune could do VoIP if they add bluetooth or a headphone/mic wired input. they could EASILY do this, not that they would

[Jeff @ Sep 14th 2006 9:26PM]

IRREGARDLESS IS A WORD.

It's non-standard, but it's a word. The way Engadget uses "drops" all the time is non-standard too, but it's called "slang" and it's just as much English as any other.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irregardless&x=0&y=0

Lots of words in English are non-standard but in common usage even among those who study the language. "Flammable", for example - the correct word is "inflammable". If you talked in nothing but proper British English all the time, people would think you were even more of a geek than you probably are.

btw, "geek" is not a word either. Neither is "nerd". At least not any moreso than "irregardless" is.

Knowledge is power, but a little bit of knowledge just makes you look stupid. Those of you complaining about "irregardless" all the time no doubt use all sorts of words that are far more offensive to anyone who studies English or makes use of it for their living.

[Steve @ Sep 14th 2006 10:16PM]

Sorry but I got a windows media/mobile phone 4 years ago and there was (and still is for more modern versions) plenty of FREE software available for it including mp3 stuff (check out TCPMP if you haven't already). Don't get me wrong, Apple needs competition, but I've already been there and done that and I don't need "Zune" stuff to prove it. M$ was better before it announced the iPod beater, at least people knew it for it's quality back then when it had nothing to prove.

[Riza @ Sep 15th 2006 11:11AM]

WOW, Microsoft reminds me of that kid in gradeschool that couldnt keep a secret. ZUNE isnt even out yet and they allready spilled the beans about a ZUNE phone. lol

MS try spacing out your announcements/ viralMarketing/ Special Interviews/ YouTube videos. Yeah we are on to you and your not so slick marketing ways.

Irregardless I have to say, that ZUNE interface looks really nice. Come on Apple step it up!

[George @ Sep 14th 2006 10:48PM]

you are funny...all of you!

You are talking for a future "zune-phone" and you dont event have touch
a zune mp3 player!!

Oh the human mind how fast it travels...

Ok ok another one..will zune play games? a portable x-boxzune something..

Will run vista?

Oh yes microsoft we know your..zune..your..vista..can make everything-everywhere at any time!
Can you make us a favor..release them so you can see how crap they are....

[Elliott @ Sep 14th 2006 11:24PM]

"An insane announcment today from Chairman Bill Gates of Microsoft. 'As part of our Oh-We-Own-All campaign, I thought I'd throw down some of this alien technology I found when jumping through interdimensional time warps and call it The Zune. This lil guy has 1.21Jigabytes of space. You've hear of quad-band right? This has Infinity-band. Neural connectors. A 2 kiloton nuclear self-detonation device if security is ever compromised. And fucking yes, it can make you coffee.'"

[copper @ Sep 15th 2006 1:49AM]

All I know is that I've been wanting a music/movie player with a nice big screen, built in wifi and bluetooth and phone. If they release that I'll buy it and be a perfectly happy camper for the rest of my days.

Well, not really, but I'll be satisfied for another year at least.

[Kris @ Sep 15th 2006 4:08AM]

That is cool

[dominik stepan @ Sep 15th 2006 5:12AM]

1) it is absolutely uncool and ridicolous how Microsoft announced this product including an ugly presse release website and some docs not even giving tech specs etc.
2) I heard that the "wheel" on this phone is totally fake....is this true ??????

....and the color selections.....brown ????? they must be kidding

[keith waddington @ Sep 15th 2006 7:17AM]

correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that circle of dots when the zune is "connecting" a direct though less stylish copy of the OS X start-up as well as Aperture's "loading" etc etc?

And why does the brown model have black around the screen???? And, more importantly, why is the brown model brown??????

waddo
http://www.waddo.net/

[Cliczune @ Sep 15th 2006 11:56AM]

Doing a cellphone interface with multimedia feature is a lot more difficult then doing an mp3 or video player. There is a video showing the different features and the menus are very cool. I'm not sure Microsoft is ready for the Zunephone.

[Deadmeat @ Sep 15th 2006 11:51AM]

Of course if the Zune is Windows CE based then you can use it as a VOIP phone straight away with x-lite or Skype.

[Nick @ Sep 15th 2006 1:54PM]

Zune, the music player; Zune the service; Zune, the software; Zune the lifestyle brand; Zune, the cellphone; ZUNE, THE FLAMETHROWER!!!! (said w/yiddish accent of course)

[AK @ Sep 15th 2006 2:07PM]

Sounds interesting, but for now my SE W810i will hold me over.

MP3, 2 MP camera, Opera mini browser, eMSN Messenger, rss reader, google maps, full bluetooth (except for stereo profile), wireless modem if need be and more games than I have had a chance to play thanks to a 4gb MS pro duo.

[frabgod @ Sep 15th 2006 4:01PM]

We want the Zune flash-memory audio player first - the Microsoft "nano"...

http://www.Zunerama.com

[Bernardo Carvalho @ Sep 17th 2006 5:14PM]

I just posted on Zune, the Zune phone and what this has to do with the iPhone - check it out: http://rawsocket.org/?p=296

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